Roger Dubuis Pays Tribute To The Geneva Seal

As a tribute to the Geneva Seal, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, Roger Dubuis presents a limited-edition Excalibur Flying Tourbillon Chronograph with single-pusher. Not only will this model be the first Roger Dubuis timepiece to meet the recently unveiled new requirements of the Geneva Seal, it also underlines that the company is the only watchmaker to have every one of its movements stamped with the Geneva Seal, the pledge of handcrafted excellence. Equipped with the new RD580 caliber and produced in a limited edition of eight pieces, it marks the start of a new era in the history of Roger Dubuis and the Geneva Seal: from 2012, all new Roger Dubuis models will fulfill the new requirements that must be met before Geneva Seal certification is awarded. The Geneva Seal officially came into force in 1886. Bestowed by the State of Geneva on a select few watchmakers, it constitutes the official guarantee that the mechanical watch movement is hand-made, assembled and regulated in Geneva and that it respects the strict requirements of handcrafted excellence in watchmaking. Every component of a movement bearing the Seal is hand-finished and finely decorated, even those that are never exposed to view. The new requirements outlined by the Geneva Seal unveiled on November 9, focus even more closely on customers and their expectations. Principal change: from now on, the entire watch is Geneva Seal certified, no longer the movement alone. In addition, the Geneva Seal now certifies the functions claimed for the watch, for example water-resistance or the power reserve display.